Machine for the automatic insertion of glass balls into bottle-necks.



PATENTED MAY 7, 1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Eatented 7,

Application filed October 1,1906. Serial No. 336,935.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH Wrnsnno- MEIER, a sulnect of the GermanEmperor, re-

siding at Rinteln-on-the-Weser, Germany,.

have invented a Machine for the Automatic Insertion of Glass Balls intoBottle-Necks, of

\ necks of sooalled ball stoppered bottles for containing beveragesunder pressure such as mmeral waters and the like. Hitherto the glassball had to be placed by hand in the unfinished bottle and owing to theLarge num-. ber of manipulations required a great loss of time wasinvolved which resulted in a conslderably decreased output. By theinsertion of the glass balls by automatic means a' greatlyincreased'efliciency is obtained. The invention is illustrated in theannexed drawing in which i Figure 1 is a section of the apparatus andFig. a plan view thereof.

The glass balls a in a heated condition are laced in a receptacle 1)provided with a slightly to roll to one end. To this end a pipe 0 isfitted into which the balls pass one above or afterthe other. The saidpipe is closed by a slide d on which rest the balls passing from thereceptacle or hopper b. A second slide e is arranged a distance belowthe slide d corresponding to the diameter of the ball and an beingwithdrawn permits a ball to pass :hrough a conduit f into the bottleneck.

The operation of the two slides is effected )y means of the to-and-fromovement of a .liding rod 9 mounted to run-on Wheels or 'ollers g Thismovement of the bar is ransferred to the slides (Z and e by :1 connect--ng rod t pivoted at h. Owing to the fact hat the two slides arerespectively located bore and below said pivotal point h both erforn1movements opposite to each other, hat is to say when one slide iswithdrawn the econd obstructs the passage free through he conduit f andvice versa. A third slide 7c 3 also connected to the connecting rod iand .ipportod above the outlet opening of the zceptacle b. The saidslide it has a finger 7r xtending dowinvardly into the receptacle Z) ridowin'g'to the shaking or shogging action nparted thereto prevents theballs from ogging so that they pass easily into the ipe c.

The movement of the slide rod 9 is proinclined bottom so that the ballstend ceptacle. The return movement catable support whereby t leased oneby one from said receptacle into the duced by simply placing the bottlethereon and pressing same against an abutment Z whereupon the releasedball rolls through the conduit f into the bottle neck. iihen the ballhas arrived at this point the upper end of the bottle that is the bottlehead can be completed. The construction'of the ball releasmg device isof course not confined to the form of construction shown but may beeffected by any suitable means provided al Ways that only one ball isreleased at a time, the other balls remaining in the delivery reing bar9 into its position of rest takes place of the slideither by a springacting on the connecting rod m or by a counter weight or equivalent. TheWhole a paratus may be made of suitable materia and owing to its simple,rapid and efficient action secures an essential increase in the outputof bottles. What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by LettersStates is 1. Apparatus for the purpose set forth corn rising areci'procatable su port for the bott e, a receptacle forthe ba ls, meansof communication between said receptacle and the neck of the bottle andmeans whereby the balls are released one by one from said re ceptacleinto said means of communication.

2. Apparatus for the urpose set forth com rising a reciprocatab esupport for the bottl e, a receptacle for the balls, conduit incommunication with said receptacie and extendingtherefrom to the neck ofthe bottle on said sup ort and means 0 aerated by said reciprocatab lesupport whereoy the balls are released one by one from said receptacleinto said conduit.

3. Apparatus for the urpose set forth comprising a reiprocatab e supportfor the bottle, rollers'supporting said support, a re ceptacle for theballs. a conduit in communication with said receptacle and extendingtherefrom to the neck of the bottle on said support, means operated bysaid recipro 1e balls are re* said conduit and means for agitating ballsin'the receptacle aforesaid.

In witness whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo witnesses.

FRIEDRICH NIESEHOMEIER YFitnesses: p

HENRY J. FULLER, Leonora: Essen.

Pa'tent of the United

